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Semi-Isolation
(By: Mae-E)
20 minutes later Piper entered the attic of the manor. The attic was one of the bigger rooms in the manor, but at the moment it was feeling a little bit crowed. Phoebe was trying to help her Paige with what she was doing, while also trying to help Leo field questions from the other girls in the room.
"So how is everything going?" Asked Piper.
"I guess you could say it's going well. Paige and I have 2 possible spells to try, while trying to explain everything to the others." answered phoebe.
"What took you so long?" phoebe went on to ask.
"I had to straighten things up at the club so it be ready for business tonight." Answered Piper.
"Ok, well lets get started here. Eleise freaked out when I told her that I had to work from home because of another family emergency, cause this is like the third one this month." Stated phoebe.
"Sure, I have the spells right here." Said Paige.
"Spells?" asked Piper.
"Yeah, Since where not really sure what the specifics of what caused this are at the moment, the spells are a bit broad based. So in case the first spell doesn't work we have a backup." Said Paige.
" And if both of them don't work then what?" asked a very distraught Raye.
All eyes in the room focused on the sisters at that moment.
"Well then, we work even harder to find what will." Answered Phoebe reassuringly.
"We will fix this! It's just a matter of time and a little hard work." Said Piper in a very convincing tone of voice.
"The sooner you get started, the sooner we'll know for sure where we stand." Said Leo.
"Your right let's not waste any time. Ok, well somebody has to move Serena onto the floor so we can say the spell." Said Paige.
Darien stood up from the couch he was sitting on with Serena in his arms, and walked over to where the sisters were standing and placed Serena gently on the floor. As soon as he stepped back, the sisters placed a candle at her feet, her head, and at her left and right side creating a circle. Then after each candle was lit, the sisters joined hands and started to recite the first spell.
" Hear the words,
Heed the rhyme,
Heed the hope within our minds.
Restore this girl and make her fine."
The flames on each of the candles Jumped up about a foot and gold and silver balls of light surrounded Serena's body, and then nothing. Everything went back to normal as the balls of light disappeared.
"Did it work?" asked Lita.
"One way to find out." Said Paige.
She knelt down by Serena and shook her shoulder and called her name. There was no response.
"So I guess that's a no?" Asked Phoebe.
"Yeah, that's a no." Said Paige.
"What's the next spell?" Asked Piper.
"I got it right here." Says Paige as she stands back up and then hands a slip of paper to Piper.
"This one might work cause it is a little more specific." Paige continued on to say.
Piper read over the spell then looked over at Darien and said, "We are going to need your help with this one."
Everyone looked at him as he responded "What do you need me to do?"
"We just need you to kiss Serena after we finish reading this spell." Answered Piper.
He nodded his head in acknowledgement, and walked back over to his wife and knelt by her left side. The sisters joined hands once again and started the second spell.
"As in fairy tales in days of old,
Let this kiss awaken,
One which slumber has taken."
As soon as the sisters finished the spell Darien leaned down and kissed Serena on the lips. Unfortunately this spell was as effective as the last one. The disappointment that hung heavy in the room didn't get the chance to stick around for very long, because all of a sudden a purple portal of energy formed in the attic. As everyone watched tensely as to what would happen next, all the scouts relaxed when they saw Sailor Pluto step forth into the room. The portal closed behind her as soon as she exited from it. She was in full scout uniform.
"Prince, Scouts, I have disturbing news." Stated Pluto.
"What has happened Pluto?" asks Haruka.
"There has been a distortion to the timeline. If it is not fixed soon crystal Tokyo may not come to pass." Answered Pluto.
Gasps of shock and disbelief resounded from all of the scouts. The sisters and Leo on the other hand had no idea what was going on at the moment and just ended up standing there looking completely confused.
"Do you know what happened to cause this?" asked Darien.
"I'm not sure what exactly caused it at the moment, but there was a horizontal fluctuation of power shortly before hand." Answered Pluto.
"A, Excuse me, Not to be rude or anything but exactly who are you?" asked Paige.
"I'm Sailor Pluto." Answered Pluto.
"If she is one of you guys, why wasn't she at the hotel with the rest of you?" asked phoebe.
"That is because Pluto has a very special job." Said Lita.
"Pluto stands guard at the gates of time. She watches over the timeline to make sure nobody interferes to greatly with time." Says Michiru.
"Well that explains that much, but what is this crystal Tokyo your talking about?" asked Piper.
"As much as I can tell you is that it will be a place in the future if we can correct the distortion in the timeline before it is to late." Answered Pluto.
"What do you mean distortion?" asked Leo.
"Something that has happened that was not supposed to happen, and the effects and consequences of that action, creates distortions" Answered Pluto.
"So if we find what the problem is and fix it then the distortion goes away?" asked Piper.
"Something to that effect." Answered Pluto.
"Ok, so what went wrong?" asked Paige.
"I think I have a good idea what." Said Phoebe.
"This distortion did it happen just recently? Say within the last hour or so?" asked Phoebe.
Before Pluto had a chance to answer her question, the look of recognition broke over Piper's features, as she realized where Phoebe was going with her line questions.
"You mean we fix her we fix the problem?" asked Piper as she gestured towards Serena.
As if to answer both their questions Pluto just nodded in reply.
"Paige you and Raye check the book. See if you can find out whom it was that attacked us at the club. If we know what we are dealing with here, we might have a better chance of figuring out what happened and how to undo it." Ordered Piper as she shifted into combat mode.
"Is there anything else you can tell us that might help?" Piper asked Pluto as she turned around to face her.
"Only this, that if you succeed at fixing this, then they will be able to help you achieve the kind of peaceful lives you have been longing for." Said Pluto.